New York: Academic Press, 1980. — 316 p.The play of radiation by repeated scattering in a cloud layer or any other slab of particles poses a problem that is common to atmospheric physics, astronomy, ocean optics, and branches of industrial research. Methods for solving this problem in diverse situations have been known for decades but their complexity has given the subject the reputation of being accessible only to specialists. This book is aimed at the nonspecialist, e.g., an expert in an applied field, who needs a result from multiple scattering theory but does not wish to spend excessive time in solving it himself or searching the very extensive literature.Concepts, Terms, Notation.
Exponential Integrals and Related Functions.
Reciprocity.
Methods.
Very Thick layers with Arbitrary Anisotropic Scattering.
Results Obtained by Expanding the Phase Function in Legendre Polynomials.
Isotropic Scattering; Solutions by Use of the Milne Operator.
Isotropic Scattering, Semi-Infinite Atmospheres.
Isotropic Scattering, Finite Slabs.
Index.
